Bakeneko14 on DeviantArthttps://www.deviantart.com/bakeneko14/art/APH-England-pillory-558666401Bakeneko14

Deviation Actions

Bakeneko14's avatar

APH: England pillory

By
Published:
2.9K Views

Description

I am not sure where it originate. The pillory was populary used during the medieval period, and when I hear medieval I think of England. 

The pillory might seem like a mild punishment as you only stand, bow or sit with your head and hands locked up in holes. It was uncomfortable being in that position for hours, but it was not something awfully torturing about that. However, it was a torture device with what the viewers would do towards the ones in the pillory. 

The ones locked up in the pillory would be a display to be punished and humiliated for their actions. The crowd would yell out insults, throw things and do whatever they wanted since the one in the pillory would be completely defenseless. They could throw the "usual" like vegetables, or they could throw harder objects like stones or disgusting things like dead animals or feces. They could harm the ones in the pillory by mark their bodies, like burning or cutting, mutilate their body, hit them and even rape them. If the crowd were overly awful, the one in the pillory would get killed.
Image size
3298x2237px 2.52 MB
Make
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model
u1040,S1040
Shutter Speed
10/80 second
Aperture
F/4.0
Focal Length
9 mm
ISO Speed
160
Date Taken
Sep 6, 2015, 7:55:33 PM
© 2015 - 2024 Bakeneko14
Comments4
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
andronikihetalia's avatar
Well this seems less painful but it is still uncomfortable